Brendan Sorsby wins court injunction against the NCAA despite betting on his own team multiple times

Brendan Sorsby's lawyer argued connected Monday that the NCAA should person reinstated the Texas Tech backmost to play this upcoming play owed to his rampant gambling being tied to a intelligence wellness disorder.

The squabble betwixt some sides had been ongoing since the NCAA was alerted that Sorsby had placed galore bets connected his ain shot squad portion enrolled astatine Indiana, starting with the 2022 season, on with thousands of different wagers connected antithetic sports.

On Monday, Judge Ken Curry ruled that the lawsuit lawyer Jeffrey Kessler presented was capable for Sorsby to beryllium granted a impermanent injunction by the court.

"The Court finds that applicant has demonstrated that helium volition endure a probable, imminent, and irreparable wounded if this tribunal does not contented the impermanent injunction due to the fact that helium volition beryllium incapable to enactment arsenic a subordinate of Texas Tech University's 2026 shot team, including Texas Tech's 2026 shot season," Judge Curry wrote.

BRENDAN SORSBY BROKE NCAA GAMBLING RULES. NOW, HIS TEXAS TECH FATE IS IN THE HANDS OF A LUBBOCK JUDGE

From the start, this felt similar an open-and-shut case, based connected 1 incidental during his redshirt twelvemonth astatine Indiana. But, the tribunal had different opinions.

In the court's order, the NCAA is enjoined to not: Prohibit Sorsby from practicing, playing oregon different participating connected Texas Tech's shot squad for the 2026 shot season.

But, Brendan volition beryllium suspended for the opening 2 games of the 2026 season, according to the court, which is based connected the projected punishment from Sorsby's campy to the NCAA successful negotiations.

HAIL MARY IN LUBBOCK: BRENDAN SORSBY’S LAST SHOT AT BEATING NCAA GAMBLING ALLEGATIONS

Brendan Sorsby gambled connected his ain team, yet the NCAA is someway the atrocious feline successful this case

Brendan Sorsby broke the 1 regularisation successful assemblage athletics that you conscionable don't break: helium stake connected his ain team.

Also, it was the ample amounts of bets placed during his clip successful assemblage that were an overwhelming merchandise of the NCAA's determination to regularisation Brendan Sorsby ineligible.

TEXAS TECH QB BRENDAN SORSBY ENTERING TREATMENT FOR GAMBLING ADDICTION AMID NCAA INVESTIGATION

Brendan Sorsby of the Cincinnati Bearcats walks disconnected the tract aft the squad defeated the Baylor Bears 41-20 astatine Nippert Stadium successful Cincinnati, Ohio, connected Oct. 25, 2025. (Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

Brendan Sorsby admitted to gambling connected Indiana and Cincinnati hoops portion enrolled astatine the 2 schools. The quarterback, done an affidavit filing, admitted to placing astatine slightest 2,900 wagers for much than $30,000 during his clip successful Bloomington. Of those, done his ain admission, 40 were connected Indiana shot portion helium was connected the scout team, and earlier helium stepped onto the tract during the 2022 play against Penn State during his lone appearance.

Sorsby wagered astatine slightest $90,000 since since enrolling successful college: 

• Sorsby transferred astatine slightest $60,000 to friends to spot bets connected his behalf.
• At slightest 2,900 bets were placed portion astatine Indiana for much than $30,000.
• From September to October 2022, helium placed 40 bets connected Indiana shot totaling astatine slightest $850.
• From October 2022 to November 2023, Sorsby placed astatine slightest 50 bets connected Indiana hoops totaling much than $1,400.
• From Sept. 2022 to Dec. 2023, Sorsby placed 300 bets connected assemblage shot totaling astatine slightest $6,500.
• Sorsby admits helium placed "one oregon two" of the 3 bets connected Cincinnati hoops done his relationship for $3,500.
• While astatine Texas Tech, helium sent $5,000 to a idiosyncratic who placed bets connected NBA, MLB & PGA for him.

HAIL MARY IN LUBBOCK: BRENDAN SORSBY’S LAST SHOT AT BEATING NCAA GAMBLING ALLEGATIONS

Brendan Sorsby of the Cincinnati Bearcats scrambles during the archetypal fractional against the TCU Horned Frogs astatine Amon G. Carter Stadium successful Fort Worth, Texas, connected Nov. 29, 2025. (Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)

Brendan's attorneys argued 'integrity of game' wasn’t compromised

In their defence of his gambling, attorneys for Sorsby utilized his 'mental wellness disorder' arsenic a reasoning arsenic to wherefore the NCAA should person accepted the two-game suspension connection from the quarterback, portion besides proclaiming that nary of the bets placed were compromising the existent game.

"This case, I think, is severely misunderstood by a batch of people," Kessler proclaimed. "It's precise important that everyone recognize that it is undisputed that (Sorsby) ne'er did immoderate betting to compromise the integrity of his team, the bets helium made connected his squad was erstwhile helium was not participating successful that squad and helium ne'er stake again to bash that.

"And what this lawsuit is astir is erstwhile you person nary menace to competitory integrity, but you person a intelligence unwellness of gambling addiction, which is plaguing — plaguing — student-athletes crossed the country, the NCAA said successful its policies it would see that it would enactment the jock and alternatively they privation to punish him. That's wrong,"

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Quarterback Brendan Sorsby of the Cincinnati Bearcats speaks with the media during Big 12 Media Days astatine The Ford Center astatine The Star successful Frisco, Texas, connected July 8, 2025. (Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

No, successful the existent world, Sorsby was punished by the NCAA for breaking the rules, which came 4 years aft placing his archetypal stake connected Indiana football.

But, taking the NCAA to tribunal for enforcing its ain rules has go the caller norm successful assemblage athletics. In this case, Brendan Sorsby sued the enactment successful a Lubbock, Texas, territory tribunal successful hopes of getting the hometown treatment.

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Now, you tin propulsion each of that retired the window, arsenic this volition origin a large ripple-effect connected assemblage athletics moving forward.